This talk begins with a dissection of life’s winding paths, exploring the choices and paths that brought each of us to MoneroKon. We’ll look at how well-known members of the Monero community first discovered Monero, pinpointing the specific moments or details that made it stick to them. Then we’ll explore nature’s design: the hooks and loops that help burrs spread their seeds far and wide, and how that mirrors human attitudes. Some of us are mostly hooks, creating tiny signals and events that invite others in. Others are mostly loops, passive consumers of media and tools. I’ll focus on practical strategies to increase the hook ratio. Because Monero needs more Velcro: more connections, people staying around, and maybe a bit more noise. Life’s too short to walk around with just loops hanging out. About the Speaker: Visual artist based in Buenos Aires, with a background in storytelling, animation, and design, anhdres specializes in educational content, trying to bridge the technical and the emotional (when he succeeds). A Monero believer since 2017, he is the non-coding half of the Monerujo team. He creates visuals for Cypher Stack and co-hosts weekly Spaces for Cake Wallet. Conflict of interests is his middle name. He’s the author of the Monero Garden project and the illustrator of “Mastering Monero”. He hosts Café Monero and previously co-hosted the Spanish-language podcast El Monero. He has spoken at Monerokon, Monerotopia, Labitconf, and the Greyhat Conference. Basically, he happily and clumsily jumps on stage to speak about things he cares about, in the hope it’ll do some good.
